Plans for our activities at the upcoming conference in Phoenix are coming along nicely. Thanks to all your hard work at the first of the year, our section had a huge increase in abstract submissions. We had so many that we were not able to fulfill many individuals’ first choices for presentation, but I believe we have worked things out so that our program content will be excellent and worth making the effort to attend several FH sessions and events.

Our section will be sponsoring or co sponsoring several special sessions at the conference.

• “Immigrant Health” featuring Alex Ortega, Professor of Public Health at UCLA;
•  “Womb to Womb: The Persisting Influence of Health Disparities across the Life Course” (with the Family Policy, Ethnic Minorities, and International sections, and the Committee on Inclusion and Diversity);
•  “Family Education and Diabetes Management—The FEDS Project” (with the Education and Enrichment and Ethnic Minorities sections); and
• “Religion and Well-Being: Individual, Marital, and Family Connections,” a panel discussion (with the Religion and Family Life section).

The FH “Walk to Phoenix” project will be nearing an end. I hope all of you continue to log your miles. This has been a fun project and one that I hope has kept NCFR, and especially our section members, involved, enthusiastic, and anticipating the culmination of this friendly competition.

The FH executive committee met yesterday to outline our plans for the 5K Fun Walk/Run. We think you will find the course convenient and lovely. We met in August to finalize details. Please note that this is an activity suggested at our own membership meeting two years ago. We will be raising money for a local organization, BorderLinks, which supports immigrant families. This is a great way for the membership to be involved in something fun, healthy, and generative. You will be receiving notification from NCFR regarding registration.

When you combine our record-breaking abstract submissions, our involvement in special sessions, the “Walk to Phoenix” project, and our sponsorship of the 5K Fun Walk/Run, the Family and Health section has an awesome conference presence. On behalf of the executive committee, I want to thank you for your involvement!

See you in Phoenix!